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The European Union’s main man in Monrovia has apologised after Liberians took offense over his unflattering comments about their capital city, describing it as the dirtiest on the continent.

Liberia’s President George Weah has weighed in on the issue of frequent military coups in West Africa, observing that there could be a connection between incumbents tinkering with their national constitutions to cling onto power and such events.

Libya’s Parliament has on Wednesday approved the formation of a transitional government led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah.

Liberia is on a heightened state of alert after Ebola cases were confirmed near its northeastern border with neighbouring Guinea, APA has learnt on Tuesday.

Liberia’s President George Weah has urged citizens to avoid spreading rumors while investigation is going on over a string of tax officials’ deaths, reports said on Thursday.

Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has reportedly recovered from coronavirus infection two weeks after contracting the respiratory disease, APA learnt on Wednesday.

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been appointed to an Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, APA can report on Saturday.

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 health crisis, Bolloré Logistics is extending until 31 July 2020 the Wara Air Service, its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa.

The official commissioning of the Kagbelen inland container depot Conakry Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, is aimed at boosting the performance and competitiveness of the Autonomous Port of Conakry.

The Liberian government will not renew the current state of emergency in the country when it ends on Tuesday, according to President George Weah.